Ghana Profile (Latest data available: 2013)
Various statistics (Latest data available: 2013)
Fixed-telephone subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
Mobile-cellular subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
108.2
Fixed (wired)-broadband subscriptions per 100
inhabitants
0.3
Mobile-broadband subscriptions per 100 inhabitants
39.9
Households with a computer (%)
36.6
Households with Internet access at home (%)
31.8
Individuals using the Internet (%)
12.3
Policy Maker (Latest data available: 2012)
Please provide the name and contact details of the
Policy-Maker.
Ministry of Communications
Regulatory Authority (Latest data available: 2013)
Name of the telecom/ICT regulator
NATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS AUTHORITY
Please provide the name of the Head of the
Regulatory Authority
Paarock Van Percy
Please provide the exact title of the Head of the
Regulatory Authority.
Director General
Legal document creating the regulator
National Communications Act, Act 524, 1996 and amended by Act
769, 2008.
Year separate regulator created
1996
Regulator also regulates other utilities
No
Regulator autonomous in decision making
Yes
Who is responsible for approving the budget of the
Regulator? [2009]
The Board of Directors of the Regulator
Sources of regulators budget and % financed from
each source
Licence fees, percentage: 39,
Numbering fees, percentage: 11,
Spectrum fees, percentage: 11.2,
Regulatory fees, percentage: 28,
Fines/penalties, percentage: 2.3,
Financial income (e.g. Investment/Deposit), percentage: 8.3,
Reporting requirements of the regulator
Annual report to the Sector Ministry
Regulatory Functions (Latest data available: 2013)
Entity in charge of licensing
Entity in charge of interconnection rates
Entity in charge of price regulation
Entity in charge of technical standards setting
Entity in charge of radio frequency allocation and
assignment
Spectrum Monitoring and Enforcement
Entity in charge of numbering
Entity in charge of type approval
Entity in charge of service quality monitoring
ITU ICT-Eye:http://www.itu.int/icteye
Entity in charge of universal service/access
O R
M: The Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic
Communications Secretariet is also responsible
for this
Quality of service standards setting
Entity in charge of enforcement of quality of service
obligations
Entity in charge of broadcasting (radio and TV
transmission)
Entity in charge of broadcasting content
M: The National Media Commission is
responsible for content
Entity in charge of Information Technology
M: National Information Technology Agency
Entity in charge of Internet content
S: Sector Ministry
O: Other Ministry or Government body
R: Regulatory Authority
Op: Operator
N: Not regulated
M: If more than one entity or another body is involved in this function, please explain
Level of Competition (Latest data available: 2013)
Local Fixed Line Services
Domestic fixed long distance2009
International Fixed Long Distance
Mobile
C*
P: 1996
IMT (3G, 4G, etc.)
C*
P: 2010
Wireless Local Loop
DSL
C*
Cable modem
Fixed Wireless Broadband2009
Leased Lines
International Gateways
C*
Internet Services
C*
Cable Television
C*
Fixed Satellite Services (FSS)2008
Mobile Satellite Services (MSS)
P*
VSAT
C*
P: 2004
P: 1998
M: Monopoly
P: Partial competition (year when competition was introduced)
C: Full competition (year when competition was introduced)
N: N/A
Universal Service - services covered and operator obligations (Latest data available: 2013)
Definition of universal service/access exists
Yes
Universal access/service policy adopted
Yes
Voice services included in Universal service/access
definition
Individual mobile cellular service as part of universal service
definition
Public mobile payphone service as part of universal service
definition
Internet services included in Universal service/access Broadband as part of universal service definition
definition
ITU ICT-Eye:http://www.itu.int/icteye
Other services included in Universal service/access
definition
Telecentres as part of universal service definition
Schools (primary, secondary post secondary) :,
Health centres :,
Emergency services as part of universal service definition
Services for impaired/ elderly
Directory services as part of universal service definition
Operators under universal access/service obligation
Mobile operators
Operators/service providers required to offer belowcost prices
No
Financing of Universal Service activities and/or Universal Service Funds (Latest data available: 2013)
Means of financing operator(s) universal
access/service obligations
Cross-subsidy between own services (internal financing)
Universal service funds
Operational Universal Service Fund
Yes
If Yes, when? [2004]
4th quarter,2004
Operators/ service providers required to contribute to Fixed-line operators
USF
Mobile operators
Means of calculating USF contribution amounts
Percentage of total gross revenues (turnover) Percentage:,
USF financed by other sources
Yes
USF budget financing by source (in percentage)
Government budget percentage:,
Regulator administrating USF
No
If No, name the entity responsible [2011]
Ghana Investment Fund for Electronic Communications
Other financing mechanisms for the provision of
Universal service
No
If Yes, please explain [2006]
The Government has set up the Ghana Investment Fund for
Telecommunications as a funding mechanism which can provide a
means for channeling targeted financial support to network
development efforts in rural and remote areas, among other
objectives.
ITU ICT-Eye:http://www.itu.int/icteye
